MBIRA is a non-profit organization that celebrates and helps to sustain the ancient musical traditions of Zimbabwe, which are over 1,000 years old. MBIRA supports over 230 traditional Zimbabwean musicians and instrument makers, and their families, through worldwide Zimbabwean music education, recordings, and performances. In a country with extrememly high unemployment (estimated at 70-95%), this provides critical support in the daily struggle for survival. MBIRA sponsors mbira instruments for Zimbabwean schools, and its programs encourage transmission of the musical tradition to Zimbabwean children. MBIRA has also created the largest archive of Shona music in the world, which is a permanent resource for generations to come. Learn more about us at our website www.mbira.org.
